Meta: Facebook's new name ridiculed by Hebrew speakers

[Jilly_in_VA]

Facebook's announcement that it is changing its name to Meta has caused quite the stir in Israel where the word sounds like the Hebrew word for "dead".

To be precise, Meta is pronounced like the feminine form of the Hebrew word.

A number of people have taken to Twitter to share their take on the name under the hashtag #FacebookDead.

The emergency rescue volunteers Zaka even got involved, telling their followers on Twitter: "Don't worry, we're on it".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-59090067
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Zuck is at least culturally Jewish. You'd think he'd know that.

[Fullduplexxx]

1. Meta it stands for the meta-data they sell after stealing it from you and those you know

[peppertree]

2. And in Spanish, it means 'to stick in'

as in where the sun don't shine.

[grumpyduck]

3. Reminds me of a story years ago

about the Chevy Nova not going over too well in Spanish-speaking countries. "No va" means "It doesn't go."

[Earth-shine]

4. To paraphrase Shakespeare, by any other name, sh*t would still smell as bad.

Zuckerberg is the man most likely to create Skynet.